Thirty theaters occupied in France: "A historic mobilization"

Anger spreads like wildfire.

The intermittents of the spectacle, supported by the CGT Spectacle, occupied this Sunday at the end of the day 29 theaters and cultural places across France.

The movement began on March 4 at the Théâtre de l'Odéon (Paris VIe) to gradually draw its canvas of protest.

Wednesday March 10, when six theaters were occupied, the government announced an extension of 20 million euros to help the most fragile artistic teams.

A joint press release from the Minister of Culture and the Prime Minister also indicated the extension for intermittent workers of their rights to sickness and maternity leave.

Not only were the announcements not reassuring, but they reinforced the discontent.

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Occupation of the Odeon by intermittents from the show: "We're all dying"

Intermittents demand the reopening of places of culture where distancing can be respected, such as theaters, cinemas, museums, opera houses, certain theaters.

“This sector must come out on top of this crisis.

We want to work to prepare for the reopening and we need a rehearsal fund.

This mobilization is historic in the cultural world, ”insists Mathieu Crochemore, singer-guitarist and activist of Snam, musicians' union.

The profession is also calling for the extension of the white year and the cancellation of the unemployment insurance reform.

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After the Odeon on March 4, intermittents took over the Théâtre de la Colline in Paris and the National Theater in Strasbourg.

The occupations extended this Thursday to Nantes, Saint-Etienne, Besançon… Périgueux, Pau, Orléans, Limoges, Brest, Marseille, Angers, Villeurbanne, Lille and many others entered the dance of protest.

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Since this Saturday, the CGT and a collective of artists, workers and citizens have occupied the cultural space La Fabrik, in Saint-Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis), to "fight against the restriction of our freedoms, rethink our professions and transform our society ”.

All occupations are updated and relayed on the OccupationOdeon2021 Facebook page.